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Optimized PCR-based Detection of Mycoplasma
Published on: June 20, 2011
[Detection of Mycoplasma hominis in Trichomonas vaginalis by PCR]
Shun-li Fang1, Jian-chun Xiao, Zhao-rong Lun
1Center for Parasitic Organisms, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
Abstract:
Twelve of 28 isolates of Trichomonas vaginalis collected from patients in hospitals in Guangzhou were found naturally infected with Mycoplasma hominis by PCR using specific primers. It suggests that the symbiosis of M. hominis in T. vaginalis also commonly occurs in China.
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